[Red Mansions] Guide to "The Empress of the Wise"

"Aijia has also shown enough sincerity, hasn't it?" The empress dowager fluently used Aijia as her self-proclaimed widow after losing her husband. After the appellation, she is really a poor person, without relatives.

The empress dowager's affirmation as the aunt's mother made Tu Geng and Wang Shuo stand on the righteous side, and their reputation was much better.Tu Geng reciprocated, and was very filial and courteous to the Queen Mother. "Your Majesty is filial to you. You see, all the tributes from Jiangnan this year have been sent to you first. You can choose one~" Wang Shuo waved his hand, and some palace servants from the Shang Palace Bureau held the trays and brought samples of brocades. Presented to the Queen Mother for choice.

Wang Shuo was not stingy with such a small thing. He said it was all, and it really was all. No matter whether it was the suit or color that was not suitable for the age of the empress dowager, they all presented it. Soon, the entire hall was filled with palace people holding samples of brocade.Wang Shuo tried to make the queen mother feel respected and not neglected in small details.

This kind of scene has been staged countless times during the decades when the queen mother was the queen. The queen mother lacked interest and ordered a few horses of the usual suit, which made people retreat.

"Ai's family is not the queen mother to wear a light coat." The queen mother reminded.

"I know." Wang Shuo took a memorial from Qing'er, who was accompanying him behind him, and handed it to the queen mother, explaining: "The list of the princess's honorary support when she leaves the house with her children, you can see if there is anything you want to add, delete or modify. No."

The queen mother took it over and looked at it, then handed Wang Shuo a list and said: "People who used to mourn for their families~" The queen mother is intelligent, rational, and very self-aware. The current harem should be Wang Shuo's era, and the queen mother will not do it for the sake of it. Trivial rights made it hard for Wang Shuo. Since Wang Shuo showed an attitude of purging the servants in the palace, she would support her as an ally. The queen mother did not feel sorry for her and included all her confidants who had been trained for many years into the list of releases from the palace.

Wang Shuo didn't take over the Queen Mother's list, and said: "I said you must be sincere. You have been in the court for decades, and it is natural for you to retain some influence. You just keep it."

The queen mother wanted to decline, but Wang Shuo firmly refused. She wanted to show due respect and sincerity to the queen mother.What's more, the palace people will be replaced on a large scale. The sincerity of the Queen Mother is dispensable.

Both the Queen Mother and Wang Shuo are rational and decisive people. After probing and learning about each other's attitude, the Queen Mother felt relieved and said, "Where do we start?"

"You're too anxious, your body hasn't recuperated yet." Wang Shuo said with a smile, the queen mother is not young, and the golden gourd is not a tonic.

The Empress Dowager touched her white temples, and said with a wry smile: "Time does not wait for me~" In this age when one can claim to be old at the age of 40, the Empress Dowager is already in her 50s this year.

"There are countless imperial physicians in the palace, and the mother is raised by the world, and she will live a long life." Many female relatives of rich and noble families live long lives. In many cases, as long as they live, they are victorious.

"I can't wait..." the Queen Mother muttered to herself.

"Don't worry, hasn't it already started? It started when the concubine came out of the palace with the princess to take care of her." In the past, it was the son's responsibility to take care of his parents. Now, starting with the princess, women can also fulfill their filial piety at the knees of their mothers.

"Not enough." The queen mother shook her head. She also knew that there was more than one meaning behind this incident, but it was not enough to sound the alarm for the women.

"The time has not come yet, so please be patient." Wang Shuo said calmly, she had intentions, but these things can only be done, not talked about, and when things are done, public opinion will be logical.There is no way to put forward a programmatic request before doing this matter, we can only explore while doing it.

Not to talk about this topic anymore, the queen signaled the female official to present a small box, and said: "This is a token for going out of the palace, eight tokens, exclusively for Shoukang Palace."

It is the exclusive right of the empress to send people out of the palace to handle affairs in an upright manner. Wang Shuo spared no effort to convince the empress dowager of her sincerity. Now Tu Geng has ascended the throne, but the new war has just begun, and the empress dowager will be the most powerful allies.

The queen mother was really happier, she smiled at her subordinates, and turned to some intimate topics, such as the Daughter Sutra, and asked, "Is the little princess still asleep? When will I go and have a look?"

"Where is it so delicate, when the weather is warmer, I will report to you. At this hour, I should still be asleep, and my eyes have been opened. Those small eyeballs are dark and pure, and my heart softens." When it comes to children, Wang Shuo is also full of warmth, and his rational and sharp eyebrows are softened by the brilliance of motherhood.

"Children are indeed lovable." The queen mother sighed and asked people to pack some more things for the little princess.The reason why the Queen Mother so straightforwardly grasped the olive branch extended by Wang Shuo was due to the birth of the little princess.

After chatting with the Queen Mother about many household matters, Wang Shuo retired to the palace.

Wang Shuo boarded the phoenix chariot, slumped on the soft couch, let out a long breath, and said, "Talking with the Queen Mother is really tiring."

"The empress dowager is majestic, thank you for your hard work, master." Qing'er poured Wang Shuo a cup of red date tea with distress.

"Fortunately, I prefer to serve a majestic and wise mother-in-law like the Queen Mother rather than a stupid and short-sighted old lady." Wang Shuo said with a smile. When getting along, there is no need to say a lot of things, everyone will understand. You have to be careful when getting along, but it is much better than dealing with a fool and lowering your IQ.

Feng chariot went to Fuxi Hall, which is Wang Shuo's bedroom now.Tu Geng's living room has long been moved to the main hall, and the queen mother also vacated the palace belonging to the queen, but Wang Shuo still chose Fuxi hall as his sleeping hall.Not only because this is the palace of Tu Geng in the past, but also because of the geographical location of Fuxi Hall, which belongs to the inner court and the external court.Wang Shuo would never position himself as a deep palace woman, Fuxi Palace is just right.

This is also a place where Qingliu criticized Wang Shuo. As the hidden residence and palace of Longxing, Fuxi Palace should be sealed up. However, Tu Geng said that it doesn't matter. Wang Shuo's reputation is good, and the ministers who have opinions can only mutter in their stomachs.

When Wang Shuo returned to Fuxi Hall, Tu Geng was there, lying comfortably on the soft couch, and a beautiful court lady was massaging his back.Seeing Wang Shuo come back, the lady in the palace still pressed it unhurriedly, which startled Tu Geng, who always thought it was inappropriate, but he knew how jealous Wang Shuo was.

Tu Geng waved his hand to let the massaging maid go down, Wang Shuo rolled his eyes at him, and said, "Go on and enjoy yours, I'll go and see the little girl first."

"No, no, take out my little princess, I want to see it too." Tu Geng didn't dare to "enjoy" anymore.

Wang Shuo smiled angrily, nodded to signal the massaging lady to step back, and then ordered the wet nurse to carry the little princess out. The little princess was sleeping, and she didn't respond when the two novice parents poked her in the face. After playing for a while, someone picked her up .

Tu Gengxu put his arms around Wang Shuo, teasingly said: "I thought you were going to be jealous!"

"You underestimated me, didn't you?" Wang Shuo raised an eyebrow. She was not a female Tyrannosaurus who forbade her husband to have female creatures within three feet of her.

"I dare not," Tu Geng said with a smile, greatly praising Wang Shuo's generosity and magnanimity.

Wang Shuo rolled his eyes at her and said, "I'm confident in my ability to mobilize/teach people. Ah Shen has been by my side for several years. Needless to say, he is good at massaging with one hand and has a high spirit. How can she be a woman who is willing to be a concubine for others?" .”

"I'm so underestimated." Tu Geng hugged Wang Shuo hard, and asked dissatisfied.

"The king of a country, how dare you look down on me, you have a real wife, who would be a concubine if you have ambition." Wang Shuo smiled vainly.

"All the concubines in the palace have their grades." Tu Geng said dissatisfied. Although he didn't have the heart to accept concubines, he felt good about himself.

"First rank, eighth rank, noble concubines and Cai Nu are all concubines, so what does it have to do with rank and status?" Wang Shuo laughed.

"You know how to hit me~" Tu Geng buried his head in Wang Shuo's neck, coquettishly said.

"Women with a long-term vision, who knows how to be a concubine, let's take the right of inheritance as an example. As a concubine's room, the biological children cannot be called mothers, and the right of inheritance is also under the legitimate son. If nothing else, let's take the succession of the throne as an example. If the eighth prince holds back and does not assassinate His Majesty in the end, who will the throne belong to? He is just a concubine who has no achievements in the past. You, the son and grandson, are the most powerful heirs to the throne. This is the benefit of being born. "Wang Shuo analyzed to him that a woman with ambition would not do such a thing. If he meets such a woman in the future, he must be clear in his heart.

Tu Geng didn't speak. The reason why the eighth prince assassinated the late emperor was the result of his instigation. He really didn't have the confidence that he would be able to successfully ascend the throne when the late emperor still had heirs.

"Is that so?" Tu Geng asked incredulously.

"Of course it is. You forgot that Tu Jin is now Zongzheng." Wang Shuo smiled, don't forget how Tu Geng got his title, the old Yong King is not only the son of Zhongyong County King who died for his country, he even has The other sons, under such circumstances, the title is still passed on to Tu Jin, the eldest son and grandson, how could Tu Jin not support Tu Geng.It is said that it is Wang Shuo's relatives that made Tu Jin help each other. In fact, even without Wang Shuo, Tu Jin would not just sit idly by. They have the same position.

Tu Geng was persuaded by Wang Shuo, and he agreed more in his heart that the eldest son would inherit.

It's the time for the monthly meeting of the wives. As the empress, Wang Shuo is obliged to meet the wives. This is why many ministers respect the wives. Datian listened.

Ever since Wang Shuo became a queen, the courtiers in the capital were very happy. Wang Shuo made it clear that the chariots and horses supported the royal family.Wang Shuo didn't show mercy, he didn't think about any relatives, he just said, "Fuxi Palace doesn't invite concubines." This made those concubines who went out of the palace restrained a lot, fearing that they would hit Wang Shuo's muzzle. However, several old side concubines with different surnames also lived with their heads shrunk, not daring to show off anymore.

Those who can get orders are all regular wives. Young imperial orders naturally support this queen who speaks for themselves. She is an old lady who is a mother-in-law. He didn't dare to be presumptuous in front of Wang Shuo, and only wanted to beat the side drums for the Queen Mother.

Queen Mother?

Didn't the Queen Mother always ask Wang Shuo where the timing was?Wang Shuo said: "Let's start by consolidating the right of the eldest son to inherit."